Today's Trucking Staff

Ray Creaturo passes away

TORONTO -- Ray Creaturo of Halton, Ont.-based Enfield Transportation Inc. and Ontario Trucking Association director, passed away suddenly at home on Sunday April 23, 2006. He was 71.

TRIB calls Truck World 2006 a success

TORONTO -- The Tire Retread Information Bureau made its debut appearance at Canada's national truck show in Toronto in April, and by all accounts, Truck World 2006 was an impressive event, according to TRIB, which was featured both as a presenter and an exhibitor.

Main commercial artery in Manitoba reopens

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's Department of Transport reopened Hwy. 75 from Winnipeg to Emerson late yesterday.

DOT may temporarily relax HOS rules for tank truckers

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Transportation Department is considering liberalizing hours-of-service rules for tanker truck drivers after working limits were blamed for fuel delivery problems in the northeast U.S. and south-central states.

City stresses bike-truck collision awareness

TORONTO -- Toronto's Cycling Committee Chair, Councillor Adam Giambrone, along with City staff and Toronto Police, wanst to bring to light recent fatalities and ways to avoid bicycle and truck collisions.

Ryder honors two Canuck maintenance managers

MIAMI, Fla. -- Ryder System Inc. has honored 28 of its maintenance managers, including a couple of top Canadian wrench-wielders, with the company's Maintenance Excellence Award (MEA) for 2005.

Forbes honors Paccar’s Mark Pigott

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Forbes magazine recently published its annual CEO pay-versus-performance review in which Paccar's Mark C. Pigott was identified as one of the Top 10 best-performing CEOs.

Spring Time in Montreal: New April ExpoCam dates announced

MONTREAL -- Newcom Business Media, the new owner of ExpoCam 2007, has announced that Quebec's official truck show will move from the fall to the middle of April in 2007.

Route 2 in PEI gets $18 million facelift

SUMMERSIDE, PEI -- Truckers and travellers on Veterans Memorial Highway, between Summerside and Charlottetown, in PEI will be safer, says the government, thanks to investments of $18.4 million from the feds and the province.

On the Right Track: New CPR boss says rail back in shape to take freight from trucks

CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway's newly-appointed president and CEO says company improvements will enable the carrier to finally give truckers some real competition for freight.

Freight demand dramatically outpacing western capacity: WESTAC study

VANCOUVER -- West Coast capacity won't be able to keep up with skyrocketing trade as container throughput at Lower Mainland B.C. ports is expected to nearly triple in the next decade

Feds offer financial assistance for C-TPAT compliance

OTTAWA -- Export Development Canada is offering trucking carriers and shippers a Security Compliance Loan to help Canadian companies finance the upgrades required to meet upgraded security standards for C-TPAT.

OTA-shipper seminar to cover regulatory issues and market forces

TORONTO-- Shippers and carriers should mark you calendars now for an info-packed OTA seminar entitled Regulatory and Market Forces Impacting Trucking Industry Operations.

Schneider’s trailer tracking tech honored by IT industry

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National was one of 12 companies selected by IDG's Computerworld for the Premier 100 IT "Best in Class" award for demonstrating "striking business value from a leading-edge technology project."

Atlantic Canada to add security features to drivers’ licences

CHARLOTTETOWN - All four Atlantic provinces will include high-tech, biometric features to their driver's licences.